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As mentioned yesterday I have been creating again. To clear off my desk I decided to finish up some pages that I have had “almost” done for awhile (they just needed journaling).

I love the way this one turned out.

It is kind of hard to see the details so here are some up close photos.

The stars were created by die cutting the shape with this star and then running it through my Big Shot with this Texturz plate (some are lifted off the page with black 3D foam squares).

(The title letters are by Cosmo Cricket and the journaling tag is by Cherry Arte.)

Do you like how the photos look?  It was pretty easy to get this look using these Photoshop Actions.  I love using PS Actions to improve less than stellar photos.  This is what the photo looked like before I ran the PS Action.

The colors were all over the place and it lacked focus.  By running the PS Actions I love how instantly you focus on the kidlets and how it adds a dreamy quality to it.

Today I am working on Magnus’ album again. 

I printed off all the photos I need and I started arranging things on the album pages.

The row of photos that you see above the album are for the back sides of the pages.  I spent a few minutes moving around embellishments so that I could be sure that the items were evenly spread through the album.  Next I started adhering things down (some of the embellishment placement changes as I was adhering).

Today I will finish up the journaling on it and figure out how I want to bind it all together and then it will be finished!

to be sitting and scrapping today. I feel like it has been forever (really only a few weeks). I’ve done a few things here and there but not any real, sit-down-and-glue-paper-to-paper-just-for-fun-kinda-scrapping.

It all started yesterday really. I played hookie yesterday and didn’t do a thing. Nothing, nadda, zip, zilch. Just buried my nose in a book. Forgot to each lunch, didn’t check emails, didn’t do dishes and definitely didn’t do any laundry. I really just read all day. And I felt gulity the whole time even though the kids and my husband were out for the day. That was what made it so awesome. The slightly guilty feeling – it made me feel as if I was getting away with something, lol. I needed it though. It has been crazy lately with all the travelling and trying to keep up with my other creative commitments. 

Today I couldn’t wait to get into my scraproom.  I made myself do the chores I skipped yesterday first but now I am busy creating away.  It is nice to feel all charged up again.  Here is the first page I made – appropriately about my daughter who has also turned into a bookworm.

Just a simple page using only cardstock, some foam letter letters and some rub-ons. 

Foam letters and letter rub-ons are by American Crafts.

 To make the decorative border I used some scalloped cardstock and then took a 1/2″ hole punch and punched the circles.

It is just a simple page to document my daughter’s sudden love of reading this summer.

More page soon.

Today we are having a fun day just hanging out. Later we will be having a 4th of July BBQ to celebrate with our American guests.  This is a first for me.

Been taking pictures of the kidlets which I haven’t been doing as much of lately.  Loving some of the new pics.  This one makes me giggle…

Austin pretending to be a blood sucking vampire.   Magnus looks very afraid doesn’t he?

I love that I captured this photo of Harper.  It seems every time I turn around she is reading.  So happy she has picked up this habit.  This photo will definitely be added to her summer scrapbook album.

And then every once in awhile you get a priceless photo.  One single second captured that just sums up your child so perfectly. 

This photo captures Magnus so perfectly – as he is right now – looking a bit more grown up, a happy, carefree smile and a twinkle in his eye.  Priceless to me.

Happy Independence Day to all my American friends out there.  Have a safe one!